A brief experimental analysis was used to evaluate the relative effectiveness of combiningtwo consequences (contingent reinforcement or performance feedback) with an antecedentintervention (listening passage preview and repeated readings) on the oral readingfluency of 6 elementary students. The antecedent intervention increased the number ofcorrectly read words per minute for all 6 students. For 4 of the students, pairing theantecedent intervention with either of the consequences resulted in higher reading ratesover the antecedent intervention alone. Undifferentiated results were obtained for theremaining 2 participants. These results suggest that combining an antecedent interventionwith consequences may enhance the oral reading fluency of students with reading problems.However, individual responsiveness to the different intervention components indicatesthat brief experimental analyses are warranted to identify the most effective intervention.

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by Danielle Shamsie

by Danielle Shamsie

Anne Denning

BCBA Instructor, ACE Provider

About the instructor

Anne Catherine Denning is a BCBA and an ACE (Approved Continuing Education) Provider with Consultants for Children, Inc. approved by the BACB.

Anne has a passion for improving the quality of providers in the Autism Intervention category and is a Behavior Analyst. She leads cases and supervises RBTs, BCaBAs and BCBAs and keeps her content material relevant and based on recent research.